When Roberto Soldado failed to find the El Madrigal terraces not once but twice while attempting to hoof the ball into the crowd during his official presentation, it looked very much as though the former Tottenham striker’s goal-shy malaise was set to continue.
However, Villarreal kicked off their 2015/16 campaign with a 1-1 draw against Real Betis and, whereas it took Soldado roughly three months to score his first goal from open play in Tottenham colours, it took the newboy just half an hour to re-open his La Liga account…
Good on him! Here’s to many more.